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This is a collection of 100+ hands-on activities in physical science, all developed by teacher fellows in the University of Virginia physics education department. Each activity provides lesson objectives, procedures for set-up, background information, and assessment. Many also contain photos and illustrations, plus modifications for students with disabilities. Topics include the nature of science, properties of matter, atomic structure and the Periodic Table, conservation of matter and energy, electricity, heat and temperature, sound, light, motion, and forces.

University of Virginia: 8th Grade Physical Science SOL Activities. (2010, February 15). Retrieved August 2, 2015, from University of Virginia: http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/education/outreach/8thGradeSOL/home2.htm

University of Virginia. University of Virginia: 8th Grade Physical Science SOL Activities. University of Virginia, February 15, 2010. http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/education/outreach/8thGradeSOL/home2.htm (accessed 2 August 2015).

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